HBD Suresh Raina: Suresh Raina could have scored the fastest century in IPL, but a runout spoiled the work.
HBD Suresh Raina: India’s star player Suresh Raina turns 38 today i.e. on 27 November 2024. He has achieved many big achievements during his career. Suresh Raina was such a player, after whose retirement, Team India could not find any player in the middle order for a long time who could replace him. Apart from international cricket, Suresh Raina had also performed amazingly in IPL. Fans also know him as Mr. IPL. He has many big records in his name in IPL. He played an innings in the year 2014, which is still remembered even today.
Strong innings by Suresh Raina
Let’s remember this innings of Suresh Raina on his special day. Where he was on the verge of making a world record, but a runout spoiled all the work. Suresh Raina played an unforgettable inning during the second qualifier match of the 2014 IPL. This qualifier match of IPL 2014 was being played between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. In this match, Kings XI Punjab team, batting first, scored 226 runs in 20 overs on the basis of Virender Sehwag’s century.
It seemed impossible for Chennai Super Kings to chase this target. Chennai needed 227 runs in 120 balls in this match to win. CSK then lost their first wicket for just one run. After this Suresh Raina came to the crease to bat. After this, Suresh Raina defeated the bowlers of Kings XI Punjab in such a way that it is remembered even today. He scored 87 runs in just 25 balls with the help of 12 fours and 6 sixes. In this match, he was very close to scoring the fastest century, only then he got run out.
Chennai lost
If Suresh Raina had not been run out that day, many big records would have been in his name today. Due to Raina’s storm, Chennai touched the 100-run mark in just 6 overs. This innings of Suresh Raina had made the fans of Chennai Super Kings believe that their team can chase this target, but due to lack of support from other batsmen, Chennai lost that match and Punjab confirmed its place in the final. Had done it.
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